Samuel Goodenough to James Edward Smith, Hammersmith, near the Vineyard, [Middlesex]

Summary

Reassures Smith of the stability of his position as President of the Linnean Society; his term "fixed vice-president" only means that one person will manage everything in Smith's absence, rather than an inefficient division of authority between multiple parties. [Jonas] Dryander's strengths for the position, thinks [Aylmer Bourke] Lambert will "do vastly well under him". Thanks Smith for specimens.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN606

From

Samuel Goodenough

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

17 Nov 1796

Sent to

Hammersmith, Middlesex

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/11/34, The Linnean Society of London

Language

English

Contributor

The Linnean Society of London[View Ɛpsilon collection]

Also published in The Correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith, The Linnean Society's Archive Catalogue.

• Samuel Goodenough
• Sir James Edward Smith